Added small amounts to several of my closed-end funds today. $THQ: healthcare, pays 11.24% monthly, selling at a 5.6% discount, holdings include Eli Lilly, United Health Care, Abbvie, Johnson and Johnson, Merck $LDP: limited duration bonds and preferred stocks, pays 7.50% monthly, selling at a 4.94% discount, holdings include Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Charles Schwab, NextEra […]
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Latest Trades: KMI, PAGP, EMD, NEEPR
Kinder Morgan (KMI) Bought 190 shares @ $26.3599 Yield 4.35% Energy infrastructure Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) Bought 273 shares @ $18.28 Yield 6.75% Energy infrastructure NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE-PR) Added 220 shares @ $43.0193 Yield 8.04% Electric utility, clean energy, preferred shares Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Bought 525 shares @ […]
Today’s Trades: NBB, ERC, GBAB, SGOV, MSD
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund ($NBB) Buy 315 Shares of NBB at Market (Day), Filled at $15.86, $4,995.90 Municipal bonds (taxable) closed-end fund Pays 7.24% monthly Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund ($ERC) Buy 550 Shares of ERC at Market (Day), Filled at $9.15, $5,032.50 Limited duration bonds closed-end fund Pays 8.62% monthly Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond […]
Today’s Trades: OZK, GAP, SGOV
My buy-to-close orders were filled on two of my short put option positions. OZK Nov $37.50 put closed for 55% profit. GAP Oct $19 put closed for 87% profit. I used the freed up cash to buy: SGOV iShares® 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF 5.25% monthly dividend I want to have some cash or cash-equivalents […]
Today’s Trades: OCSL, ICSH, TRMD
Closed my position in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) for a small loss. This business development company, BDC, has underperformed others in my portfolio: Ares Capital (ARCC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Gladstone Investment (GAIN) and Hercules Capital (HTGC). I used the proceeds to purchase a new holding: TORM (TRMD) UK-based shipping company that owns a […]
Today’s Trades: RGR, SGOV
Sold 2 covered calls on a stock I own, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. ($RGR) Sold 2 Contracts RGR Nov 15 2024 45 Calls at $1.61 Annualized yield 17.29% Used that cash to add to iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF ($SGOV) Yield 5.23%
My Entire Portfolio, View While Link is Still Available!
Sharing my entire portfolio, comments appreciated! Ranked by dividend yield; includes my stock/eft shortlist and CEF shortlist. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-_w5WSeSSmIT_1FFwLMMId_PGUsdaVa1qBCnVpklPPE/edit?usp=sharing I have mostly high yield stocks, ETFs, CEFs, and T-Bills. Some growth stocks like TSLA, AAPL. Not included on the spreadsheet are my covered call and cash-secured put options. Comments appreciated! How many of these do you […]
Today’s Trades: AMD, OZK, UBER, T-Bills
Today I sold three cash-secured puts on stocks I wouldn’t mind owning should they get “put” to me. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Aug 135 put @ $3.25 (received $325), annualized yield 10.34% Uber (UBER) Aug 55 put @ $1.19 (received $119), annualized yield 9.29% Bank OZK (OZK) Aug 42.5 put @ 1.10 (received $110), annualized […]
Today’s Trades: XOM, T-Bills
Sold two covered calls today on my Exxon Mobile (XOM) holdings. Sold to open 2 Jul 19 2024 125 Calls at $1.28 (received $256), which represents a 6.60% return on top of the 3.2% I already earn on the XOM stock. 41 years consecutive dividend payments 25 years consecutive dividend growth Bought 50 ($50,000) August […]
Today’s Trades: T-Bills, GOOGL, MU, MRVL, PFE
Closed out four put options for a profit buy buying them back to close: GOOGL June 135 put @ $.09; profit 94.19%, annualized yield 6.98% MU June 90 put @ $.11; profit 91.34%, annualized yield 9.66% MRVL June 50 put @ $.06; profit 93.41%, annualized yield 11.07% PFE June 25 put @ $.03; profit 97%, […]